Hundreds of music industry professionals — including artists, managers, record labels, executives, trade groups and publishers — have signed an open letter urging New York state to repeal statute 50-A, which shields police disciplinary records from public view. The letter was shared publicly on Monday alongside an accompanying petition. Rihanna, …
Read More »See Grace Potter Perform 'Eachother' With Jackson Browne on 'Colbert'
Grace Potter delivered an all-star rendition of her song “Eachother” for Friday’s Late Show, with the singer recruiting Jackson Browne, Lucius and Marcus King for the socially distanced performance. Potter debuted the new single two weeks ago — her first new music since 2019’s Daylight — and recaptured the collaboration …
Read More »Anger Is the Message
When the world suddenly changed back in March due to COVID-19 — some have even been so bold as to say the world “stopped” — and governments, scientists, doctors, emergency workers, and everyday people banded together to combat the horrible spread of this latest virus, I also felt a dizzying …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to Stream in June: 'Perry Mason,' New Spike Lee, Serial-Killer True Crime
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Here’s how June is supposed to work, entertainment-wise: multiplexes fill up with big, loud, expensive movies, and television scales back ambition in favor of low-risk, low-impact programming. But …
Read More »Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of 'Roe v. Wade,' Said She Was Paid to Take Anti-Abortion Stance
Norma McCorvey, who used the pseudonym “Jane Roe” in the landmark reproductive rights case Roe v. Wade, said that the reason she was an anti-abortion activist later in life was because she was paid. The revelation comes in the new FX documentary AKA Jane Roe, which premieres this Friday, May …
Read More »Frank Zappa's 1970 Mothers Lineup Celebrated With New Box Set
Unheard recordings from Frank Zappa’s short-lived but beloved 1970 lineup of the Mothers feature in the upcoming box set The Mothers 1970, a four-disc set featuring 70 unreleased studio and live tracks out of the legendary guitarist’s Vault. The Zappa Trust announced the June 26th-bound release with the newly unearthed …
Read More »Queen's Brian May on 'Bohemian Rhapsody': 'I Don't Think a Sequel Will Happen'
The 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody may not seem like an obvious candidate for a sequel, especially since it ends in 1985 with frontman Freddie Mercury learning he’s contracted HIV. But after the film grossed over $900 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Rami Malek, …
Read More »'The Last Dance' Week 3: The Dream Team, the New Jordan Rules, and a Three-Peat
As we kick off this week’s installments of ‘The Last Dance,’ Michael Jordan is the league’s elder statesman and undisputed king. At the 1998 All-Star Game, Larry Bird is his coach, and Magic Johnson is a TV commentator. The men whose feats Jordan once strove to match are long gone …
Read More »How Do You Sell Concert Tees Without Concerts? Merch Companies Are Up Against a Wall
For years, Chris Cornell — the CEO of Manhead Merch, which handles T-shirts, posters, and other music merch for artists, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Alanis Morissette — considered his industry to be recession-proof. But when COVID-19 struck and shuttered concerts, Cornell found his company abruptly …
Read More »'In My Room' With Lukas Nelson
Rolling Stone and Gibson have teamed up to offer a special weeklong series of music performances and the first-ever chance for music fans to make a charitable donation to support musicians and walk away with a signature guitar. Rolling Stone‘s In My Room, presented by Gibson, will feature performances from iconic …
Read More »